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Crazy decision by the ccc last night to delay the leagues. The poor club player is getting shafted all the time

Only division 1 or division 2 also?

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Few tighter calls this week.
Strabane vs Brocagh
Drumquin vs Castlederg
Tattyreagh vs Augher
Derrytresk vs Eskra
Bravkaville vs CNG (Draw)
Killeeshil vs Errigal III
Killyman vs Donaghmore III

Ian paisley jr couldn't have predicted them results!! lol

the only one he would have got wrong would have been the Draw. I personally would have went with CNG

Would you make any changes to the team for Donegal? Expect Conn to come into the middle for Donaghey. And possibly mcShane for Ruari. Not sure on the latest on harte. If he is fit i would like to see him come in for mcGeary

What evidence are you basing off that McShane should start? He hasn't played a good game of football for the county since 2019.

Agree he is far from his best. But think a bit more presence in there might help instead of having Kennedy and Conn drifting in.

Would you make any changes to the team for Donegal? Expect Conn to come into the middle for Donaghey. And possibly mcShane for Ruari. Not sure on the latest on harte. If he is fit i would like to see him come in for mcGeary

It will be interesting to see if Mattie does play at 6. He could add real solidity there potentially if he is back to himself.

Really don't see how Matty starts at 6 unless as a sweeper and someone else picks up the marking job on a Cavan forward
I struggle to see how Matty starts at all to be honest having missed so much of the league

McKiernan has nailed 6 and will surely start there, its a dummy team, expect Aidan Clarke to start corner back

My prediction is Matty doesn't start and comes in off the bench for the second half or last 20mins depending on how its going, deployment also as required, could be middle third could be FF

I wish they would bring in a rule to stop teams announcing dummy teams. Should be a rule to only allow minimum changes. e.g. 2

Any idea when championship draw/dates is made?

Are reserve leagues going to start on schedule ? No word of fixtures yet

Championship draw is done before the league fixtures are out? No word on any of these

Or the reserve proposal could end up being a brilliant idea. Games every other week, I assume alternating with Minors, give reserves a steady supply of football March through to July/August. Could be a lifeline for reserve football in Intermediate and Junior. Senior potentially may be an issue regarding Seniors taking reserve places.

What about the smaller clubs? Once reserves are finished they then don't train which will bring training numbers down

Divisions 1 & 2 commencing May 24th.
Division 3 commencing May 5th (Sunday), all Fridays after this. Reserve league commencing Sunday March 10th.

Would the sides in 1&2 be training now?Awful long time to train before playing any meaningful game.

I would be surprised if they are not. If not pitch sessions they would definitely be doing gym sessions

Surely the reserve start will be reconsidered. Clubs will be playing a lot of seniors throughout there reserve teams

Ardboe - Gavin Devlin
Carrickmore - Archie Beattie
Coalisland - Barry Tracey / Stevie McNeice
Donaghmore  - Marc Counihan
Dromore - McMenamin/McIver
Dungannon - Rafferty/Holmes
Edendork - Conleth Gilligan
Eglish - Mattie McGleenan
Errigal Ciaran - Harte/O'Donnell
Galbally - Paddy Crozier/Joe McMahon
Greencastle - Sean Teague
Killyclogher - Kieran Howe
Loughmacrory - Meenagh
Moortown - Hassan
Omagh - Harbison
Trillick - Jody Gormley & Peter McGinnity

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Intermediate / Division 2

Aghyaran - Bernard McGeehan and Brendan McLaughlan
Beragh - Noel Slane
Clogher -
Clonoe - Niall ONeill Kieran Hughes
Derrylaughan - Kevin Niblock
Gortin - Roger Keenan
Kildress - Declan Treanor
Killeeshil - Stephen McHugh
Moy - Sean Cavaanagh
Naomh Eoghan - Sean Murtagh
Owen Roes - Stefan Deery/Tim Harney
Pomeroy - John McElholm
Rock - Tommy Bloomer
Stewartstown - Blake Smith Peter Armour
Strabane - Dermot Corry
T***yreagh - Niall Keyes

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Junior / Division 3

Aghaloo - Steven Donnelly
Augher - Aidan Cassidy
Brackaville - Enda Kilpatrick
Brocagh -
Castlederg - Chris McLaughlin
Clann na nGael -
Cookstown - Conleth Donnelly/Des Tracey
Derrytresk -
Donaghmore III - Ruairi Keenan (still playing with Gortin)
Drumquin -
Drumragh - Colm Bradley
Errigal Ciaran III -
Eskra - Seamus McCallan
Fintona - Martin Greene/Kevin Cassidy
Glenelly - Diarmuid McNulty
Killyman -
Urney - Marty McNulty

All not well in Galbally going by the Whatsapp messages flying about. Has the Club and Community association fallen out?

Doesn't help they are on hunt for new management

Errigal by 4
Moy by 4

Am I right in saying after this year the Fianna will have 5 managers in 5 years?

Are they getting rid of Tracey?

Going by league tables it looks like Owen Roes are the only team making a good account of themselves. Always in around playoffs in D2. Clann na gael and Urney look to be in bother.